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Five Kirbys in the living room

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Three Kirbys

There is no reason why it shouldn't look brand new, if that's what you want. The aluminum is thick enough, that even DEEP scratches/gouges will come out with the right grit of sandpaper. Depending how deep they are, I either go at it by hand, or the power sander. If you look at my avatar, the...

Well,......we are all different. This would be a boring world, if we are all the same. There is no vacuum on this planet that would make me tired of "pushing it", and I personally like heavy machinery. My wife is a small, fragile woman (but handles a full size quarter horse just fine!), and...

Patrik1....if you look at my avatar pic, your group looks VERY similar to mine.

I have five favorite Kirbys. No way I can pick just one. Older ones have style, and the newer ones have performance. Heritage 2 might be the one that combines the style with performance the best. Diamond G is not much to look at, but the thing IS the beast! I don't know,....is it possible to...

You didn't say whether the wheels came off the axle (both at the same time highly unlikely), or the axle came off the fan case (more likely)? As you probably know, axle is held to the fan case with two screws, and two little "keepers" (for the lack of better word). VERY simple to reattach (two...

We need to agree to disagree here Dan. I am not assuming anything. I read the OP correctly. IF I read the following: "Repair man said he could take these two in, and for "X" amount of $$$, he would return them in "X" amount of time, in "like new" condition. And at that point grandma said...

To each his own Dan. But when I hear "grandma", and "unfixable" Kirby, that resulted in the purchase of the new Avalir, I KNOW there has been some lying involved, and that upsets me. I have no problem if "grandma" loves her new Kirby, and I'm glad she does, but "scraping" the "trade in" Kirby is...

This is what upsets me about Kirby. Machines are great, and the most people that peddle them are douchebags. The "friendly repair guy" took two perfectly good machines for free, and sold the machine that's overpriced by several hundred bucks. "Broken motor" (either brushes, cord, or the...

I also use Heritage 2 a lot, and it's performance amazes me. It's only marginally harder to push (which I have no problem with) than the ones with Tech Drive. I would like to have a "pet hair brush" in that one. Loaded with Allergen cloth bag, it works as good as G4, and looks WAY better than G...

I never used G3, but I use G4, and Diamond daily. Diamond Tech Drive is definitely smoother than G4. I don't see the difference in suction between these two. Diamond just "feels" better for some reason. The pet hair brush in Diamond is wonderful. Noticeable improvement over regular brush in G4.

Why Sentria? I thought YOU are the one that recommends Ultimate G Diamond, as the "best Kirby" to everyone!?

I haven't visited either one (maybe some day when I'm in the area), but I agree that this one is "visible storage". From the pictures of Tacony museum, I can clearly see which one qualifies to be called a "museum". Machines need to be restored, displayed and grouped in periods, and some period...